Skirt-pkotector



UNITED STATES PATENT oEEIoE.

LUCINDA HUMPHREY, OF TIPTON, IOWA.

SKIRT-PROTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 35,026, dated April 22, 1862.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LUGINDA HUMPHREY, of Tipton, in the county of Cedarand State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement inSkirtProtecto rs; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to-theannexed drawing, making a part of this specification, and to the lettersof reference marked thereon.

The object of this invention is to protect the bottom of the skirts anddress from being wet or soiled by contact with the ground when worn inwet weather, or when they may otherwise require such protection; anditconsists of a strip of oiled silk, or muslin, or other similarmaterial of length sufficient to extend around the lower periphery ofthe skirt, and of sufiicient width to double over the edge and extendupward on the inner and outer side to the necessary height for thatpurpose. The oiled silk, or other material used as a protector, issecured to metal loops which I prefer to make of steel, and which hookinto eyelets, or are otherwise attached, on the bottom of the petticoat.It may be worn under the dress out of sight on ordinary occasions; andwhen desired, the wearer may tuck the bottom of her dress in a fewminutes into the protector, and then vproceed over wet or muddy groundwithout soiling her dress, and without being compelled to carry itraised in her hands.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention I willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

Figure 1 is a View of an ordinary hooped skirt with the skirt protectorof my invention attached; and Fig. 2 represents the metal loops by whichthe protector is secured to the petticoat.

The oiled silk a a extends around the lower periphery of the skirt, andis doubled up around the metal loops 7) to which it is attached at theedges to the points 0 and (Z of the loops.

The edges of the protector are slightly gathered to make it set close.The metal loops have hooks at one of their points 0 that hook intoeyelets on the bands 0 of the petticoat.

The inner edge of the protector may be sewn to the lower hoop of thepetticoat, with its outer edge supported by the metal loops; but Iprefer the arrangement described, as it admits of the ready detachmentof the protector when desired.

1 claim as my invention A skirt protector, made substantially asdescribed; out of any waterproof material; in combination with the lowerportion of the petticoat.

, LU CINDA HUMPHREY. Witnesses:

G. P. INZMAN, J. L. BRADSHAW.

